Great family owned restaurant. The Pad Thai is one of the best I've ever had it's sweet with heat on the back side in the noodles are cooked perfectly and it's not dry. I like the egg rolls they had good flavor. The service there was exceptional friendly and answered questions. I don't want you to forget about the soup either the tom yum soup they have great food and it's a small family-owned business.
Vegan Restaurant
Mela Thai Cuisine
· $$$$ · westSaintPaul · Strict-vegan verified
Fully vegan
Editor synopsis · 0 reviews
Diners overwhelmingly call out the signature dish as the must-order. The vibe reads as vegan restaurant — service is consistently described as warm and unhurried. Common gotcha: queues form at peak times — go early or late.
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Great family owned restaurant. The Pad Thai is one of the best I've ever had it's sweet with heat on the back side in the noodles are cooked perfectly and it's not dry. I like the egg rolls they had good flavor. The service there was exceptional friendly and answered questions. I don't want you to forget about the soup either the tom yum soup they have great food and it's a small family-owned business.
Got the salmon pumpkin curry. Spicy, but not so much that my low spice tolerance couldn't handle it in small doses diluted with rice. The flavor was excellent and the portions so large I have enough left for 1-2 more meals depending upon how hungry I am. The restaurant itself is fairly large for where it is and has a great ambience to it. There was hardly anyone there while I was eating but the waiter stopped by multiple times to check that everything was ok and and the staff were all very nice.
Got the salmon pumpkin curry. Spicy, but not so much that my low spice tolerance couldn't handle it in small doses diluted with rice. The flavor was excellent and the portions so large I have enough left for 1-2 more meals depending upon how hungry I am. The restaurant itself is fairly large for where it is and has a great ambience to it. There was hardly anyone there while I was eating but the waiter stopped by multiple times to check that everything was ok and and the staff were all very nice.
Take-out order Pad Thai with vegetables and tofu Flavor: Overall unpleasant sweet and bitter with a flat manufactured/bottled, not fresh and eventful to the pallete Vegetables: presented and tasted like cooked again leftover scraps rather than part of the main event Tofu: tiny, hard and overcooked flavorless chunks When a Vegetables and Tofu are added as extra to a dish they it should not end up a hide and seek, and there was no scrambled egg. Among the overdose off noodles was a tablespoon of chopped peanuts, not enough to combat the disagreeable flavor, lack of discernible vegetables, and tofu remains. The best part was a fresh tiny slice of lime, evidence of life in a apocalyptic dish. Coming home after a long day and week, seeking a well-earned treat, a professionally made meal; it was a huge disappointment.